Werner Hasenberg Oral History
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Title
Werner Hasenberg Oral History
Description
An interview with Werner Hasenberg, a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Dr. Sidney Bolkosky, Professor of History at the University of Michigan--Dearborn. Mr. Hasenberg was born in Germany and relates his experiences growing up under the Nazi regime until his family moved to Amsterdam, Holland in 1937. In June of 1943 the family was deported to Westerbork, a transit camp, and then to Bergen-Belsen in Feb. 1944. The family managed to be included in an exchange transport in Jan. 1945 using Ecuadorian papers made available by a family friend in Sweden. During the transport, Mr. Hasenberg's father died. After arriving in Switzerland, the rest of the family were released and briefly separated until they were reunited in New York in 1946
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Bolkosky, Sidney M
Interviewee
Hasenberg, Werner
Date Recorded
1996-09-09
Collection
Citation
“Werner Hasenberg Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 22, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1234.